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done for me."
"It's been a success then?"
I looked at him. He was very fat now and bald, but his eyes twinkled gaily and his fleshy, red face bore an expression of
perfect good-humour. The clothes he wore, terribly shabby they were, had been made obviously by a Spanish tailor and his hat
was the wide– brimmed sombrero of the Spaniard. He looked to me as though^ he knew a good bottle of wine when he saw it. He
had a dissipated, though entirely sympathetic, appearance. You might have hesitated to let him remove your appendix, but you
could not have imagined a more delightful creature to drink a glass of wine with.
"Surely you were married?" I asked.
"Yes. My wife didn't like Spain, she went back to Camberwell, she was more at home there."
"Oh, I'm sorry for that."
His black eyes flashed a bacchanalian smile. He really had somewhat the look of a young Silenus.5
"Life is full of compensations," he murmured.
The words were hardly out of his mouth when a Spanish woman, no longer in her first youth, but still boldly and voluptuously
beautiful, appeared at the door. She spoke to him in Spanish, and I could not fail to perceive that she was the mistress of the
house.
As he stood at the door to let me out he said to me:
"You told me when last I saw you that if I came here I should earn just enough money to keep body and soul together, but that
I should lead a wonderful life. Well, I want to tell you that you were right. Poor I have been and poor I shall always be, but by
heaven I've enjoyed myself. I wouldn't exchange the life I've had with that of any king in the world."
EXPLANATORY NOTES
1. Victoria Station: a railway terminus in the southern part of London.
2. Infirmary: a hospital; sick quarters at school.
3. Seville f'sevil]: a town in the province of Andalusia [.aenda'lixzja] in the south of Spain.
4. patio ['paeti3o]: an open courtyard within the walls of a Spanish house.
5. Silenus [sai'liings]: a Greek mythological character, the tutor and companion of Dionysus [.daia'naisss], the God of wine.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY Vocabulary Notes
1. confide vi/t 1) to feel trust in smb., e. g. I can confide in him. 2) to tell secrets to, e. g. He confided his troubles (secret, plans, fears) to me.
confidence n 1) strong trust, e. g. I have no confidence in such people (in his ability, in his opinion). He enjoys everybody's
confidence. What she says does not inspire confidence. I shan't betray your confidence. She took me into her confidence. 2)
assurance, belief that one is right or that one will succeed, e. g. He has too much confidence in himself (self– confidence). His lack of
confidence is most annoying. His comforting words gave me confidence. 3) secret which is confided to smb. ( often in pi.), e. g. 1
listened to the girl's confidences with a mixed feeling of pity and disapproval.
confident adj 1) sure, e. g. We were not confident of success. 2) showing confidence, as a confident manner, smile, voice, tone.
confidential adj private or secret, as confidential information, matter, correspondence, voice, etc.
2. start vi/t 1) to begin to move; to set out; to begin a journey, as to start early (late, at 6 p. m., etc.); to start on a trip (a journey, an excursion) for the mountains; 2) to begin to do smth., as to start work (business, conversation); to start working, running, crying; 3) to
cause, to enable, to begin, e. g. How did the war (the fire, the quarrel) start? 4) to set going, as to start a car (a motor, a newspaper); 5)
to make a sudden movement (from pain, shock, etc.), e. g. He started at the noise.
starting-point n a place at which a start is made, e. g. The incident turned out to be a starting-point that set everything afloat.
start n 1) the act of starting, as the start of a race; at the journey's start, e. g. That gave her a start in life, from the start from the very beginning, e. g. Everything went wrong from the start, from start to finish., e. g. This is the whole story from start to finish. 2) a sudden movement caused by pain (shock, etc.), e. g. He sprang up (awoke) with a start. You gave me a s^rt, I must say. by fits and starts
irregularly, e. g. Research work cannot be done by fits and starts.
3. confuse vt 1) to mistake one thing or person for another; to mix up, as to confuse names (words or persons); to confuse facts
(dates), e. g. They look so much alike that I always confuse them. Old people often confuse dates and figures. 2) to make a person
feel uncomfortable, e. g. Everybody's attention confused her and she was at a loss for words. syn. embarrass; to be (feel, seem, get)
confused (embarrassed), e. g. He
seemed a trifle confused (embarrassed).
confusion n 1) the state of being confused; disorder, as to lie (be, be thrown about) in confusion, e. g. His things lay in confusion on the sofa. His thoughts were in confusion. He remained calm in the confusion of battle, syn. mess; 2) shame, embarrassment, e. g.
His confusion was obvious. 3) mistaking one thing for another, as the confusion of sounds, letters.
confusing adj embarrassing, e. g. An examiner must not ask confusing questions (not to put the student out). Don't ask embarrassing questions (not to make one uncomfortable).
confused adj 1) embarrased, e. g. The girl looked confused. 2) inconsistent or muddled, e. g. His tale (answer) was confused. He was unable to put his confused ideas into shape.
4. drop vt/i 1) to allow to fall, as to drop a glass (a handkerchief, etc.); to drop bombs; to drop a letter in a pillar-box (a coin in a
slot); 2) to give up, to stop doing smth., as to drop one's work (studies, a habit); to drop smoking, e. g. Let's drop the argument (the
subject). 3) (used with many different meanings) as to drop a subject; to drop a person at some place; to drop a line; to drop (smb.) a
hint (on smth.); to drop one's voice (eyes); to drop one's friends; to drop anchor; 4) to fall to the ground, to the floor, into smth., as to
drop with fatique; to drop into a chair; to drop on (to) one's knees; to drop dead; leaves (apples, blossoms) drop, e. g. It was so quiet,
you might have heard a pin drop. 5) to become less or smaller or weaker, as the temperature, the wind, one's voice, prices may drop;
to drop in to see smb. at some place, e. g. Several friends dropped in to tea. to drop off 1) to go away, become fewer, as one's friends (customers, the doctor's practice) may drop off; 2) to fall asleep, e. g. He dropped off during the performance, to drop behind to fall
behind, e. g. The two girls dropped behind the rest of the party.
drop nl)a small round portion of liquid, a small quantity of liquid, as drops of water (perspiration, rain, etc.); to drink smth. to the
last drop, take ten drops a day; 2) sudden fall, as a sudden (unexpected, sharp, slight) drop in prices (temperature, etc.).
5. mind vt 1) to attend to or take care of, e. g. Mind your own business. Please, mind the baby (the fire). 2) to obey, e. g. The child won't mind his granny. 3) to be careful of, e. g. Mind the step (the dog). Mind! There is a bus coming. Mind the traffic rules. 4) to
object to, be afraid of, e. g. Do you mind my smoking (if I smoke)? – I don't mind it a bit. (Yes, I mind it very much.) Would you
mind closing the window? – Never mind (an answer to an apology).
mind n 1) intellectual faculties, as the great minds of the world; to be in one's right mind, e. g. Lomonosov was one of the greatest
minds of the world of his time. Are you in your right mind to say such things? 2) memory or remembrance, as to come to one's mind;
to bear in mind, e. g. The incident gradually came to my mind. Bear in mind that you are to be here at six sharp. 3) one's thoughts,
opinions, wishes, as to make up one's mind to come to a decision, e. g. I've made up my mind and I'll stick to my decision, to change one's mind., e. g. I won't change my mind whatever is said, to be in two minds to hesitate, e. g. I'm in two minds and can't give you a definite answer now. to speak one's mind to say what one thinks, e. g. Don't beat about the bush, speak your mind, to give a person a
piece of one's mind to tell him frankly what one thinks of him, e. g. I shall give you a piece of my mind, unpleasant as that may be. to
have a (no) mind to to be disposed to, e. g. She had no mind to answer such questions, to have smth. on one's mind to be anxious about
smth., e. g. She seemed to have something on her mind and could not concentrate.
-minded adj in compounds having the kind of mind indicated, as absent-minded, fair-minded, broad-minded, narrow-minded, e. g.
She is very absent-minded and always leaves her things behind.
6. practise vt 1) to do regularly, as practise early rising, a method of work; to practise what one preaches, e. g. If only he'd practised what he'd preached! 2) to pursue the profession (of a lawyer or a doctor), as to practise law, medicine, e. g. It has been long
since I practised medicine. 3) to do again and again, as to practise tennis, the piano, e. g. She practises the piano for an hour every
day.
practice n 1) action as opposed to theory, e. g. The method is rather simple in practice, and very effective, to put into practice to
carry out, as to put into practice a theory, a plan, an idea, a suggestion, e. g. The theory seems right, but we must think of how to put
it into practice. 2) systematically repeated action, as much, regular, constant, sufficient practice, e. g. What you need is more practice.
Look how precise the movements of the worker are, practice shows, to be in (out of) practice to be able (unable) to do smth. well, e. g. I
used to be a good chessplayer, but I'm out of practice now. 3) habit or custom, e. g. It was then the practice (or a common practice).
After supper Dad went for a walk as was his usual practice. 4) the work of a doctor or a lawer, e. g. Doctor N. has retired from
practice. Manson had a large practice. He was a young lawyer with no practice at all.
practitioner n practising doctor or lawyer, e. g. Andrew Manson worked as a general practitioner.
practical adj useful, as practical advice, results, benefit, help, matters, use, application, considerations, difficulties (difficulties in
putting smth. into practice), e. g. It's of no practical use. There were practical difficulties. They used to play practical jokes on each
other and neither ever got offended.
practically adv virtually, e. g. Practically everyone was willing to help.
7. odd adj 1) (of numbers) not even, e. g. 1, 3, 5 are odd numbers.
2) used of one of a pair when the other is missing, as an odd shoe or glove;
3) used of one or more members of a set when separated from the rest, as two odd volumes of an encyclopaedia; 4) extra, over, as
thirty odd years, fifty and some odd miles; 5) occasional, not regular, as odd jobs; 6) strange, not ordinary, surprising, as an odd
person (way, manner; look, appearance, behaviour), e. g. How odd!
N o t e : strange, odd and queer are synonyms; strange means out of the natural order of things; odd refers to what one does not ordinarily see and is surprised at; queer implies some doubt as whether all is well, e. g. a queer feeling, a queer affair.
oddly adv in an odd manner; oddly enough strange to say, e. g. Oddly enough, she did not turn up at the party.
odds n pi. the chances in favour, e. g. The odds are against us. odds and ends remnants, e. g. What's to be done with all these odds and ends of the paper?
8. concern n 1) that in which one is interested, e. g. It's no concern of mine. It's my own concern. What concern is it of yours? 2)
anxiety, worry, as the teacher's concern over the pupil's progress.
concern vt 1) to have to do with, e. g. That doesn't concern you at all. As far as I'm concerned ... . He is said to be concerned in this
affair. (He is said to be mixed up in this affair.) 2) to be busy with, interest oneself in, e. g. Don't concern yourself with other people's
affairs. I'm not concerned about details. 3) to take trouble about, e. g. Lord Illingworth had never been concerned about his son.
concerned adj anxious, e. g. He has a very concerned look. ant. unconcerned.
concerning prep about, regarding, e. g. Montmorency manifested great curiosity concerning the kettle.
9. sympathy n a fellow-feeling, a feeling of pity, as to arouse (show, express) sympathy, e. g. You have my sympathies. I have no
sympathy with (for) idle people. I feel some sympathy for her, she is unhappy.
sympathize vt to be interested in and approve of, e. g. I sympathize with you (your ambition to be a writer).
sympathetic adj 1) quick to understand and share other people's feelings, e. g. A good doctor is always sympathetic, ant.
unsympathetic; 2) having or showing kind feeling towards others, e. g. I felt grateful to her for her sympathetic words.
sympathetically adv kindly, e. g. She smiled sympathetically.
10. fail vi/t 1) not to succeed, e. g. My attempt has failed. I tried to convince him, but failed. The maize failed that year. 2) not to
pass, as to fail in mathematics, in an exam; 3) to break down, to die away, to let down, e. g. His courage failed him. His heart failed
him. His sight (health) was beginning to fail him. I'll never fail you. Words failed me. 4) to neglect, omit, e. g. He never fails to write
to his mother. Don't fail to let me know. I fail to see your meaning. I could not fail to perceive who she was.
failure n 1) lack of success, e. g. Success came after many failures. His efforts ended in failure. 2) a person who fails, e. g. She was
a complete failure as an actress.
Word Combinations and Phrases
to alter manners (habits, points of view, plans, one's way of living, a dress)
a ring at the bell (a knock at the door)
to reach out (up, down) for smth.
to have a fancy for smth.
to keep body and soul together
to drive up
to a house (come up to the door)
to be littered with books (papers, lumber, etc.)
to have not the least notion (of smth.)
to remind smb. of smth.
a dim recollection shabby clothes (house, man, street)
to be (feel, make oneself) at
home somewhere
to exchange smth. (for smth.)
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. a) Listen to the recording of Text Seven and mark the stresses and tunes, b) Repeat the text in the intervals after the model.
2. Put fifteen questions to the text.
3. Pick out from Text Seven the sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given on p. 223 and translate them into Russian in
writing.
4. Complete the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases (p. 223):
1. When one is no longer young, it is not an easy thing ... one's habits. 2. The coat is a size too large for you, you must ... . 3. I'm
tired o f . . . my plans every time you change your mind. 4. She had scarcely finished speaking before there was a ... and a knock. 5.
Without a word she ... pen and paper. 6. Lora ... the letter, but the man was quick enough to catch hold of it. 7. She daren't even ... the
switch lest the movement should wake him. 8. Clare is easily carried away; when she ... she cannot think of anything else. 9. Some
more cake? – Thank you, I have quite ... chocolate cake. 10. Dave had to do all kinds of odd jobs that came his way to ... .11. The
moment David saw the car ... the house, he rushed out to meet his friends. 12. I found myself in a room ... books, papers and all kind
of lumber. 13. I'm at my wits' end. I have not... of where to look for him. 14. I have ... what he's hinting at. Do his words make sense
to you? 15. I wish you ... , it just slipped my mind. 16. The moment he mentioned the incident, a ... came back to me. 17. The clothes
the man wore were terribly ... , but that evidently did not bother him. 18. Ed had some difficulty in finding the place, a ... building in
an evil-smelling slum. 19. Let's ... for you to have a better view of the stage. 20. The three friends ... a glance. They were unanimous
in their disapproval. 21. They ... ideas before reaching a decision. 22. If you don't... me of it, I'll forget. 23. Her friendly sympathetic
smile made me ....
5. Paraphrase the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases (p. 223):
1. A number of things happened to me and caused a change in the course of my life. 2. English spelling is appalling, but in time it
will be partially changed. 3. He heard the bell ring and went to open the door. 4. She held out her hand to take the letter. 5. Dobbin
stretched out his hand and caught the vase before it fell to the floor. 6. Jane's salary was hardly sufficient to make both ends meet. 7. I
saw a cab approach and stop at the door of my house. 8. There were test-tubes and phials scattered about on the table. 9. He was left
alone in the unkempt study with books, papers and what not thrown about. 10. I haven't the faintest idea of what you're talking about.
11. I have only a vague idea of the street I used to live in. 12. It was a poor, ill-furnished small bedroom. 13. The man was wearing a
much worn grey suit. 14. The boy did not feel at ease in such a splendid house.
6. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases (p. 223):
1. Вы совсем не щадите себя. Вы заболеете, если не измените свой образ жизни. 2. Я уже готова к отъезду, осталось
только переделать одно платье. 3. Они только уселись за стол, как раздался еще более громкий стук в дверь. 4. Эд протянул
руку за письмом, но Клэр все еще колебалась и не решалась отдать ему его. 5. Зачем вы купили эту картину? – Она просто
понравилась мне. А чем она плоха? 6. К дому подъехала машина скорой помощи, и врач поспешил наверх. 7. Я дос таточно
хорошо вас знаю; ясно, что вы не откажетесь от своего плана. Но почему не прислушаться к мнению других людей: может
быть, все же стоит его немного изменить? 8. «Может быть, это и не самая лучшая работа, – сказала Элла с горечью, – но
по крайней мере она дает мне возможность сводить концы с концами». 9. Его письменный стол всегда завален книгами и
бумагами. Не представляю, как он умудряется находить то, что ему нужно. 10. Представления не имею, как пользоваться
этим прибором, давайте прочтем инструкцию. 11. Я постараюсь завтра выяснить этот вопрос, только, пожалуйста,
напомните мне об этом. 12. Мы, должно быть, сбились с дороги. Я представления не имею, куда девалась станция, мы давно
уже должны были бы быть там. 13. Я смутно помню, как я болела корью и старшая сестра ухаживала за мной. 14. В своем
поношенном костюме Мартин чувствовал себя неловко в их доме. Лучше бы уж он не приходил. 15. Мне бы хотелось
обменять эту книгу на другую, если можно. 16. Я почти не встречался с ним, и только однажды мы обменялись несколькими
словами.
7. Make up and practise a short situation using the word combinations and phrases (p. 223).
8. Make up and act out a dialogue using the word combinations and phrases (p. 223):
1. An acquaintance of yours is asking you for a piece of advice, which you hesitate to give, (to have some difficulty in smth., to
hesitate, unless, to have not the least notion, to decide for oneself)
2. You are late for a house-warming party. Apologize to the hostess, (early enough, I had hardly ... when, to reach (out) for, to
have some difficulty in smth., to open the door to smb., Jo come up to, a dim recollection, to alter one's habits)
3. Your plans for a trip to the South are ruined. You're complaining about that to a friend of yours, (to alter plans, to feel at home,
it is precisely what, none the worse for, not to know a better place to ...)
9. Find in Text Seven equivalents for the following:
to tell people how to live; of the same kind; to thrust smth. on smb.; to exchange news and ideas by speech or writing; sometimes;
to release one's hold of; a totally unknown person; hanging loosely; to swell out; to be ready; to slip one's memory; a slight illness,
fastidious
10. Find in Text Seven English equivalents for the following:
плохо знать самого себя; одинокая башня; дать хороший совет; скромная квартира; бросить беглый взгляд; коренастый
полный мужчина; коротко подстриженные волосы; средство существования; отказаться от надежной работы ради
неизвестности; решать самому; медицинские приборы; весело поблескивать; располагающая к себе внешность; уже не
первой молодости
11.Explain what is meant by the following phrases:
1. to communicate by conventional signs; 2. an irreparable mistake; 3. a total stranger; 4. without letting go off his hat; 5. to be in
the medical; 6. to stick smth.; 7. to give somebody a cursory glance; 8. a means of livelihood; 9. to give up a good safe job for an
uncertainty; 10. to keep body and soul together; 11. to have a trifling indisposition; 12. a squeamish patient
12.Answer the following questions and do the given tasks:
1. What do you know of Somerset Maugham? 2. What do you think of his stories and novels? 3. Who is the narrator of the story
«The Happy Man»? 4. What can you say about the structure of the story? 5. What conclusions as to Somerset Maugham's attitude to -
wards life and relations between people can you draw from the first passage? Do you share his views? 6. Translate the following sen-
tences from the first passage into Russian, paying attention to the metaphors: a) "Each of us is a prisoner in a solitary tower." b) "But
there are men who flounder at the journey's start." с) "I have been forced to point the finger of fate." d) "I have seen myself for a mo-
ment wrapped in the dark cloak of Destiny." Explain how the metaphors contribute to the vividness of narration. 7. Point out three
metaphors and three epithets used by the author to characterize Stephens and comment on them. 8. Give synonyms of colloquial style
to the following literary words: 'to flounder', 'hazardous', 'content', 'a trifling indisposition', 'errand', 'to perceive'. 9. What words and
phrases are used to describe Stephens at the beginning and at the end of the story? How can the reader gather that Stephens was
happy in Spain? What was it that attracted him to Spain? 10. How does the author draw the main character: by de scribing him or by
showing him through his actions and conversation? 11. Find evidence in the story that the author sympathized with Stephens. What
traits of character did the doctor possess that appealed to the author? 12. How would you explain the title of the story? 13. What is the
message of the story and by what devices did the author achieve the effect?
13.Retell Text Seven close to the text.
14.Give a summary of Text Seven.
15.Discuss Stephens's idea of happiness.
16.Make up and act out a dialogue between two friends discussing what happiness is.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
1. Study the Vocabulary Notes and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
2.Translate the following sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the words and word combinations in bold type:
A. 1. Confide in me, and all will be well. 2. He had to make sure that she would not be likely to confide the whole story to
Gervase, which she might do. 3. Kayerts was moved almost to tears by Wallace's kindness. He would, he said, by doing his best, try
to justify his confidence. 4. Doubtless he realized that something was in the wind, but I'did not think it necessary to take him fully
into my confidence. 5. He inspired universal confidence and had an iron nerve. 6. Turning towards her he saw a glimmer of
understanding come into her eyes, and he quickly smiled to give her confidence. 7. It had become his second nature to listen to
confidences and not to offer them. 8. Mr. Pyne, what I am about to tell you is in the strictest confidence! You do understand that,
don't you? 9. During the war Bret was sure she had never worried about him, she was perfectly confident of his coming back unhurt.
Her confident letters had made him lonely. 10. He hurried up the basement stair and out of the house, and started running along the
street. 11. He started the motor and the boat swung away from the dock. 12. Everyone assumed from the start, just as I did myself,
that Gilbey was a writer. 13. I told him the whole story from start to finish. 14. Finally, with a start, he aroused himself from his
reverie. 15. The luxury of the house embarrassed Dolly and made her feel badly dressed, out of place and timid. 16. Miss Brown
poured out her story, going back to points she had forgotten, getting confused and repeating herself. 17. The accident threw the
traffic into confusion.
18. There was just awkward embarrassment in not knowing how to react to such a curious outbreak. 19. I noticed he'd dropped his
Yorkshire accent. 20. He had developed the habit of dropping in on her sometimes during the week to discuss the latest news. 21.
"You can drop me at Darlinghurt if you don't mind." Magda pulled the car abruptly. 22. Constance bit back her desire to tell Miss
Chetond to mind her own business. 23. I've never been the nervy type who minds the dark or being alone in an empty house. 24.
She had a passion for cars – in fact, she said, she had always been mechanically-minded and used to drive a sports car. 25. At the
back of his mind there lurked an uneasy sense of danger. 26. He had gone through these movements in his mind so often that he
now acted purely automatically. 27. Miller was not a very good driver really. He went in fits and starts as if he could not make up his
mind where he was going. 28. He had half a mind to walk out of the hotel, leaving everything behind.
B. 1. He qualified as a doctor, though he never practised. 2. Dad always practised what he preached; and we respected him
greatly. 3. "At any rate their efforts to teach us handicrafts were not a success," said Jim. "As usual the theory was right, but the
practice went wrong." 4. He's never been up against any of the first-rate players and it would be wonderful practice for him. 5. He
took an angry look at Mr. Crabben, but it was impossible to suspect that young man of a practical joke. 6. Marjorie and Dorothy
shared a natural intimacy, being closer together in age, so Phyllis was the odd one. 7. She had been feeling the weight of her eighty-
odd years moving slower, talking less. 8. She had apologized for having to give up the odd jobs she had done for them. 9. I did not
listen to them attentively, I only heard some odds and ends. 10. «Death is nothing to be afraid of,» he said, "I think about it every
day of my life." "You're very odd," she said, «I try never to think about it at all.» 11. I had that queer feeling that one sometimes has when sitting in an empty room that one is not by oneself. 12. What concern is it of yours? —This is the least of my concerns. I just
wanted to help. 13. Philip looked at the kid with some concern. What sort of man was he going to be, he wondered. 14. But I
recommend you not to repay his hospitality by taking his wife's side against him in a matter that doesn't concern you. 15. Just why,
I wanted to think about it, to concern myself with it in any way, I wasn't clear about. 16. She was tortured by an irresistible and ill-
bred curiosity concerning the identity of the visitor. 17. He walked past them with as unconcerned an air as he could assume. 18.
Her holiday had done her good, but she was concerned about him, his lack of appetite and haggard look. 19. She looked round
nervously, but everybody was too concerned with his or her own reaction to the news to observe the reactions of anybody else. 20.
They got small thanks for their sympathy. 21. I understood for the first time how Father felt about his garden. I wondered how often
and how obviously I'd shown my lack of sympathy at his enthusiasm about it. 22. Campion felt that it was impossible not to
sympathize with her, even if her point of view was not altogether his own. 23. The reporters looked back, the coroner ordered
silence, the shocked public made sympathetic murmurs. 24. His reputation had been built on the fact that he often succeeded
where other doctors had failed. 25. He had never known fear and could not recall a time when his nerves had failed him. 26. He
held out his hand, and for a moment speech failed him. Then he rose to the occasion. «Pleased to meet you,» said Mr. Burt. 27. He
tried jokes, but John failed to manage even a routine smile. 28. Do you think I'm a failure as a writer? — Failure's a thing you
measure at the end of a life. You haven't failed yet – not till you give writing up or die.
3. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active vocabulary:
A. 1. The words were hardly out of her mouth when she wished she had not told Ann her secret. 2. It is equally wrong to trust all
and none. 3. His assurance of success was infectious. 4. You seem to be very sure of his ability. 5. Now she seemed to linger at table,
evidently inclined to have a heart-to-heart talk. 6 . 1 wonder if there is anything that can make him a bit less sure of himself. 7. You
are making a mistake: you're taking me for somebody else. 8. Everybody was made uncomfortable by the turn of the talk. 9. Her
things are always thrown about in a mess. 10. She put the coin in the slot and took up the receiver. 11. Since I have taken the case up,
I mean to give up everything in order to see it through. 12. For the time being let's stop the argument. 13. "After a certain age," said
aunt Ann, "one gets a liking for falling asleep at improper moments." 14. The boy just won't obey his mother. 15. Who will look after
the children when you're away? 16. And again she was unable to tell whether he would have objected or not. 17. Don't forget that you
must be back before twelve. 18. He seemed about to deny everything but thought better of it. 19. But here was a man who sincerely
did not care what people thought of him.
B, 1. How long has he been working as a lawyer? 2. The plan seems good to me, let's think how best to carry it out. 3. It was a
habit with Father to have the magazines bound as volumes. 4. Strange to say it was Johnny who settled everything. 5. You do say
